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Thoughts on Elektron devices? They seem a bit cryptic, but are said to be rather powerful. Is it a good device for doing some freestyle jamming?

How smart do you have to be to make good music? I'm not a genius, so idk if it's worth trying. I really enjoy listening and finding music though

>>129036237
You can have AI do it for you if you're really too stupid.

>>129036237
It really depends on your end goals and what good music means to you. You don't need to be smart, but you absolutely have to be dedicated and work really fucking hard at it for years. The reality is that being a bedroom producer is seriously hard work and you HAVE to take it seriously and spend a lot of time (and money) to learn the ins-and-outs of a variety of mediums and disciplines. Again, you don't have to be academic, you just need to have self-discipline and dedication.

>>129036251
Maybe using AI to help? I have Suno premium, but it sounds kind of generic most the time. I was thinking of remixing existing songs. I'm worried if I upload copyrighted songs to the platform it'll ban me though, but otherwise it relies entirely on prompts
>>129036490
If starting today, how would you go about it? Just looking to where to focus. I've got free time since I work from home. I was thinking uploading on youtube to pair the songs/albums with some art I'd be making to go along with it

https://vocaroo.com/16EdasRsR9aN

>>129034533
What the actual fuck? I was actually listening to House Party mixes during the long road trips I took with my family to the beach and back for New Years.
Stop reading my browser history, fed.

>>129035602
>freestyle jamming
after several hours of organising and much longer learning the buttons. if you rtfm and spend time you can get good stuff depending on your genre of music. there are other more immediate machines for 'jamming'.

>>129036237
it depends on what you mean by good. find a song you like, split it into stems in your daw and try to replicate it using splice samples or whatever you can get for free. see if you enjoy that. you cna get track templates of popular songs in certain styles for ableton and fruityloops or whatever the kids call it. make 'original' tracks using those templates. see if you like making tracks. creating from scratch comes later once you know you like the process.
avoid suno, it is shit and a waste of time. no one cares about ai music and you will gain nothing. at most, use ai to change your own regular singing into listenable singing, but don't use it to 'create'. your time can be spent in better ways.

First demo of the year for me...let me know what you guys think

https://vocaroo.com/1lb3X0a95yP9

>>129037547
The intro sounds very occult and then it goes hard cheese, interesting.

>>129037605
Yeah i make everything sound 80s and i dont even think im doing it right

>>129037694
You should hit up the thrift store and stock up on Members Only jackets, they are based.

>>129037713
Youve been bery helpful

>>129036844
Is Suno that bad? Been playing around with it for fun. Made this with it on Halloween - https://voca.ro/1dNRVAbws5DP

Also, this just prompting something classical with lofi elements - https://voca.ro/1gfGlnY4TMCV

This one with vocals - https://voca.ro/1klpNKyF6ah3

>>129036237
>idk if it's worth trying

>>129036571
>I have Suno premium

Are both of these posts by the same anon? Cos why would someone who is doubtful about whether to dive in already have a paid subscription? Stinks of bad faith enquiry.

Stop shilling Suno and AI shit.
This thread is about producing music, not getting it made for you.

I have trouble getting good vocals on my song, no matter how I sing I don't get any depth in it. I'm thinking about putting a capacitor in the other room, I did that with an acoustic guitar and was happy with the result. Do you have any tips for getting closeness but still deep vocals, I think it's difficult. I've tried different plugins but I'm not satisfied and think it sounds digital and fake

I have an SE v7
And rhode nt1

I dont know if I should try to find some older microphone or something

Can I get some feedback on this?
https://vocaroo.com/1igdpIBtRnEU

>>129039941
You need some better drum samples man

>>129040016
But I love the Lars snare sound.
TBF it was the first time I used it.

>>129039908
skill issue, those mics are more than enough. use more compression

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https://vocaroo.com/19kjOjOY70ar

my friend is a rising star in the local trap music scene, he's trying to breakout into the mainstream. he's got a unique style, do you think he's going to make it?

here's his song that just broke 10 million streams on spotify in a year. let this serve as an example of the sonics people want to hear in 2026:

https://vocaroo.com/1egd0Lk6N1zP

>>129041290
You know we have shazam right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A51MsR4OJBw

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https://vocaroo.com/11J2uyEU8MIh

I have been challenging myself to make a track in 3 hours or less, and it's been a lot of fun. I am trying to break my habit of overproducing this year. So here is some weird, lofi egyptian sounding beat.

>>129041416
broken link

>>129041473
stop being a fucking faggot

>>129041484
it is broken dude did you check

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What kind of ost will give me the sounds of various instruments like flute, clarinet etc

>>129041524
Bobby Bluetooth - Green Goblin Mode

>>129041526
ps1 jrpgs

>>129041530
yeah if you're posting using bluetooth the link probably broke, try using wifi

>>129041537
like soundfonts? I can try that but figure they don't have much range

>>129041526
Oh wait I meant to type VST, not OST

>>129041526
>>129041574
SWAM

>>129041588
Ill check it out, thanks

>>129037547
>https://vocaroo.com/1lb3X0a95yP9
cool 80s throwback
>>129036714
>https://vocaroo.com/16EdasRsR9aN
do you like 70s Italian horror soundtracks? sounds like you
>>129039941
>https://vocaroo.com/1igdpIBtRnEU
sounds like a fighting game or DOOM clone song. definitely needs more to break it up
>>129041222
>https://vocaroo.com/19kjOjOY70ar
really good production, sounds like something you'd hear on a 90s tv show


i decided to tip off Nujabes today, not complete yet
https://voca.ro/1hzI8UWex5VV

Bass Station fun
https://voca.ro/1dE8gq3Kvugq

>>129034533
A girl is paying me to make a disco track as a gift to her friend
I've never made disco before
She sent me a voice message which I included at the end as a chorus
https://voca.ro/1gcaojR7zmrA

She initially sent me a retro house tune as a reference so I made this:
https://voca.ro/1oW4aKWjs4Xv
But she said the genre was not what she had in mind after all

Is it good enough? How can I improve it?

Why do people use the sequencer in their synths when they are using a DAW? Doesn't it make more sense to put your melodies in the DAW so you can more easily program variations?

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What is a good midi controller these days that is between 49-61 keys?

worked a bit on the dnb tune
overall thoughts?
is it a vibe?

https://voca.ro/1fyqxduT4shh

Is anyone here a mix engineer or aspiring? I'm looking to have some songs mixed. Pop Rock type stuff. Or should I just go to fiverr/soundbetter?

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Finally managed to finish a new track after a long creative block & various unfinished projects.
Usually do synth-pop but decided to try and tone the synths down a bit for once, thoughts?
https://vocaroo.com/11Xxe41POqvq

>>129045658
I can do that for you
Let's talk on Discord >arnoldsavary

>>129045810
drums are a bit too loud.

https://vocaroo.com/19vBu7bXG3Ca

>>129034533
the first CD I ever bought back in .. long ago

Some vocals are still off but whatever here comes the sad song

https://vocaroo.com/1b98Mb9p2HLg

>>129045118
I like workflow better, and I can do slide notes

>>129045810
pay a better singer and give them something better to work with for the vocal melody, jesus. It's cheesy shite are my thoughts, but also I don't think the drums are too loud like the other anon.

https://voca.ro/1ov5QnMGrcKY

this is what the midi drums i have with Musio sound like. are they good enough to actually use? or should i get a better drum VST and which one should i get. i'm mainly going to be doing alt rock type stuff.

>>129045658
are you the guy who post walls of text?
i'd be interested in working on it if so

>>129034533
Do I need to use an EQ or a comp in a midi instrument? If so, why?

>>129049036
What do you mean by midi instrument?

>>129049685
A virtual instrument.

>>129049813
If it needs eq, eq that shit. Same with compression.

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what are some good places other than here, that also aren't leddit, where one can post tracks for honest and constructive feedback? the smaller the better, but i'll consider any option
every single time i've posted in /prod/ they just get shat on though

>>129050200
unironically discord. caveats being that you actually have to talk to the other people for them to give a shit about you and they'll just ignore you if you're shit.

in any case, you're just hoping for somebody to throw you a bone if you suck

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YSE SAINT LAU'RANT

NIGHT WALKING

SATURATION

2026

https://youtu.be/WC9BdVHIuyc?si=O0KhQbAcK5qKIO4R

>>129050200
Real life friends and family members.

>>129050251
>/effay/ maymay xD
>generic early mid 10s core visual style (AI)
>generic early mid 10s core sound (AI)
>thinking this is even worth shilling

kys

>>129050218
>discord
yeah, the social side of it is why i don't want to engage with it - i already have my plate full with current, smaller friend groups, let alone trying to worm my way into some 1000-member community's good graces by being "active" and having to post in discussions i couldn't care any less about

>you're just hoping for somebody to throw you a bone if you suck
honestly not, up to you whether you choose to believe that or not though
in my experience most of it has just been because the genres i like to produce aren't to /mu/'s taste (too "commercial", too "cheesy", too "dated", too whatever), nothing about the actual production quality itself
granted, last time i posted a track here must've been months ago, but still

>>129050301
that's what i've been doing up to this point, it's alright but i figured it'd probably be more helpful to get a more nuanced perspective from a musician/producer/engineer's point of view
most family/friend feedback just tends to boil down to "sounds pretty good"
but i suppose i'll have to keep doing that if nothing else

>>129050339
>too "commercial"
i can't deny that people can be wrongfully shit on in this general, but if it's something that happens consistently you probably deserve it.

personally i've never heard a vocaroo posted that was intending to be pop in a mainstream way that didn't suck- not because the production quality was poor, but because the songwriting just wasn't there, which is a far greater offense that draws responses of both ire and posters glazing you in spite of it.

regardless, high effort posts draw more high effort responses on the whole, both in the quality of your song and outlining what's on your mind.

>>129050339
>most family/friend feedback just tends to boil down to "sounds pretty good"
It can be helpful to be specific in the questions you ask. Show them A and B versions of tracks, ask questions like '"is the lead that comes in at 30 second too loud", stuff like that.

>>129050393
>consistently
i wouldn't say it happens all the time, but definitely enough to kill off some of my drive and make me question my own judgement on what's "good" at least
as an example, i do recall making some late-'80s style instrumental pop-rock track a couple years back which got surprisingly decent responses here

on the topic of songwriting, i'd also argue that a lot of mainstream hits have very shallow and/or meaningless lyrics too
but personally, my creative writing skills suck even if i'm good with melodies, so i guess that might be part of it

>>129050462
>Show them A and B versions of tracks
actually not a bad idea, i'll have to try that at some point, thanks anon

>>129050532
Art doesn't have to be profound. Sometimes it can just be a vibe.

>>129050532
>songwriting
i was referring more to the hooks/melodies.
poor lyrics are obviously an easy target though, of course.
>i'd also argue that a lot of mainstream hits have very shallow and/or meaningless lyrics too
not wrong, but i think a lot of people who shit on pop songs for that don't really "get" them or are judging them by criteria that pop songs aren't supposed to even meet.
even among "simple and stupid" lyrics there's a wide swath of quality and a thin line to walk (and idneitfy good from bad), which is typically why people dismiss it as a whole (and why they're harder to pull off).

e.g taylor swifts "shake it off" verus bruno mars "i'd catch a grenade for you."
both are fairly similar in terms of memorability, and being brain dead, but the latter has a mega cringe factor that makes it famously bad.

>>129050532
Enough walls of text, post an example of something that got shat on, or something new if you're brave. I will give you honest feedback, no hug-boxing. I'll listen on muh monitors and on muh headphones and try to explain exactly why your song is shit.

>>129052321
>walking red flag offers to give you with their "advice"
lol

Thoughts on Landr mastering?

>>129048676
No? I have received and given mix feedback here occasionally for a while. Since you asked, I don't think I'm breaking rules. I'm Joe Stevens. Here's my song I'm working on: https://vocaroo.com/1logcMEsBvqt -
>>129045884
Thanks.

>>129054172
I've used it to master an album and was satisfied with the results. I am going to try waves online mastering soon and hope to compare them.

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i just got a record deal offer i request genelec speakers now.

>>129054172
you can pay a good mastering engineer as little as £15 per track and they will be way more creative than a bot could ever be. mastering is an art form just like mixing just like songwriting

>>129054930
congrats anon, that's huge

>>129055019
>mastering engineer
>engineer

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>that'll be 1900 bux

>>129055072
yes?
that's the occupation title.

>>129055268
tp 7 are tp 6 so worth it tho. literally the modern portastudio and you can use it like a weird sampling instrument just like a 4 track

>>129055072
yes because she engineers the master to make it sound more gooder

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A beat a day 1
Yes it's all midi, it's just to facilitate writing something
https://voca.ro/1kwgdF7wVY7c

>>129036237

Just have fun.

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https://vocaroo.com/1l62YiSGor0s

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https://vocaroo.com/1kxtnW3kGqG0

>>129035602
the MNM and MDUw+ were some of the most fun synths I ever had
they have a pretty unique sound, lots of people don't like it though...but I thought they sounded cool

I had a analog4 and octatrack and didn't really like them, for whatever reason the MNM and MD were super intuitive but also pretty deep
they are insanely expensive now

where do i go to forever borrow sample collections without having to go through dogshit like r*pidg*tor.
the russians are quite lacking in selection it seems.

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https://vocaroo.com/11iiOdHldHEC

saying it again if anyone is looking for a way to draft/record stuff without a daw
get a tp 7 and a tx 6. using a 4 track in 2026 is a total larp
they work seamlessly together its perfect. the tx 6 lets you do all your fx and mixing shit, as well as having a basic drum machine and synth mode. pretty sure you can sequence midi with it too but ive never tried that. the tp 7 lets you record stuff and overdub and you just connect it to the mixer with usb c. i love them so much. theyre both a bit mid on their own tho.
i hate TE btw but this setup is so perfect for me, theres nothing like it

>>129058399
where do i go to forever borrow sample
just go to singer pages on instagram and a lot of them have free samples you can take

>>129058399
have you tried looking for sample packs on soulseek. i just search like “808 g#” and find loads of stuff

>>129058418
yeah but i want shit like drum loops too

>>129055268
is this a keyboard?

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https://vocaroo.com/18nYKk0Tr1B0

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https://youtu.be/xt_GsvSP3nI?t=112
i cant even find the notes the synth is playing

>>129059600
tips:
>slow it down
>look at a spectrum analyzer to find root notes
>start on a part you can actually get and use that to identify the scale
>guess and check (not recommended)

>>129047149
One of my first too, it's still good. maybe I wanna make some old school house now.

God I still don't know if I want an Octatrack

Anyone have experience with Gear4Music?

I'm doing great! See, it's in a major key!
https://voca.ro/16bKp1CbfbsX

>>129060147
dawless EDM is a total meme

>>129060618
Well I want to have a few devices for 'jamming'. I like making music more than I like finishing music desu.
I suppose I could just try it with the laptop.

Where I can learn about chord progressions?

>>129061092
learn other peoples’ songs

youtube, so i hear

>>129061092
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chord_progressions

postan
https://vocaroo.com/1bKhZUhVga0w
(continued)
>>129058136

stuck :3

>>129061092
read the manual by the KLF or you can just fuck around on keyboard until it sounds cool

this general is so dead now lol

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https://voca.ro/1hieHKmK0rUH

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A beat a day 2
Guitar riff sample edition
https://voca.ro/1oeevwfmEE5m

Bump

Help me decide on a compressor anons:
Currently got a Behringer MDX 2600V2, it is decent but the noise floor is a bit too high for my taste.
I'm considering the following:
>ART SCL2
>Behringer 369-KT
>2x Klark Teknik 76-KT

Halp on deciding.

Where do you steal samples? I'm not having too much luck finding working torrents.

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is detuning a synth changing its temperament should i detune my synths according to baroque temperament. do i even make 12 tone gusic when i use detuned synths.

trying myself at some uk speed garage
thoughts on this project?

https://voca.ro/15HbWGxw0mrS

the vocals need more processing not entirely sure what though

now louder TM

>>129071869
Voice is too loud.

Samples are retarded, why the fuck would I need a sample of 16 repeating kicks, all exactly the same.

>>129072169
you're right
they need to be a tad quieter

What is the best approach regarding harmonizing? Should I sing each note of the chord or just thirds/sixths?

Tonverk?

Good sampler vst? I don't like the sampler in bitwig.

https://vocaroo.com/1mLaaRWptCiO
what is midi

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>>129045183

What do you want to do with it? What's your level?

If you want drum pads, this is strictly MIDI controller territory:

- From your picrel, the Arturia 61 keys with 16 pads (mkii or mkiii, can't remember rn) has the better keybed. The "essential" version keybed is shite. $400? Bus powered.

- Used Roland A500 PRO for $100, decent keys, lots of buttons and very programmable, not plug and play though in most DAWs. Bus powered.

- NI S line is fantastic, but pricey, and it makes sense fi you use NI/Maschine ecosystem.

I'd Avoid AKAI, Novation, Nektar offerings. Studio Logic is also meh.

If you are an actual player or want to learn piano/harmony besides the production, I'd go for something immediate, capable and affordable.

I'm 73-88 player and my master keyboards/controllers are a Yamaha YC73 ($$$) and a P121 ($$). Good thing about this category is they are actual keyboards with great feeling keybeds, bonus MIDI capabilities and some have built-in audio interface, which is often all you need. Smaller (49-61 keys) and decent offerings can be found used for the same prices as newer but inferior MIDI keyboards.

Platinum.Notes.10.5.395.0-Aylo.7z

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:eadfe1ec72e3a30b0412452f9a0271ca023c7ab6&dn=Platinum.Notes.10.5.395.0-Aylo.7z&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce

Enjoy DJs!

>>129076560
ain’t clickin that shit wtf

been working on this song for two months and the intro that plays 1 (one) note is the only good part

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OAOAOAOAOAOAOAOAOAOAOAOAOA
https://vocaroo.com/11lT7Cfspg3y

>>129077190
lol just trash it and move on bro wtf are you doing

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bro thinks he is goethe writing for 20 years

>>129077308
>>129077322
i fkn know dude. used to be able to write a great track in two days just been mopey af recently

>>129034533
>/prod/ Anonymous 01/05/26(Mon)
I just now noticed this thread. I thought /prod/ had been dead for 4 days. s m h
>>129058284
I love you, Chris.
>>129058411
Is this Demarcus 2026?
>>129060498
The major 7th is the saddest interval.
Also... part of me would consider this lydian... maybe. I don't like to think of modes.
>>129074082
I've never been so hyped and then so disappointed.
>>129072145
Hell yeah. The bass kind of sounds like a lifeless BoobAss preset though.

Is it better to start a new alias to look young and mysterious or use an old one that was successful but hasn’t released music in 5 years? Same genre

>>129077371
finish your bad idea and then try a different idea
not every idea you have will be good, not every piece you write should be released.

>>129077513
my soundcloud is dry af i got some new fans from my last release im dying to release something but youre right theres no point releasing slop just because “i should”. i was never trying to make it big anyway just wanted to make my music. sorry for blog post

>>129077430
>I've never been so hyped and then so disappointed.
Wanna elaborate?

Tired and loopy. What other parts could be added to a strange track like this to improve it?

https://voca.ro/1kBkvtlaBreX

>>129079540
you should really be refining what's there already before adding more

https://voca.ro/1i6qcnthkdZ4
Yeah thats why I quit /d/igital /m/usic /p/roduction, too little sweats

So what is the current thing?

How do I get started making music? I'm a total newfag and don't know shit. I got FL Studio a while ago but so far I've only been just playing around with the different instruments, I still don't really know how to use it.

>>129081259
bitching about new music and /pol/posting about it in thinly veiled bait threads

always has been

>>129081384
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmNnKm8m_bg

>>129082333
good video even if you want to make a different genre, some workflow tips n shiet.
imo you should designing starts asap.

>>129082340
you should start sound designing early, just learn to make different sounds yourself.
can be anything. bass, leads, texture, noise.

>>129078549
I was hoping that it was going to have sample slicing like the Digitakt so you can chop breaks in addition to the melodic and harmonic aspects.

What does /prod/ think about using presets when compressing and mixing?

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What do I look out for when finding some pads to use with my DAW?

Too much low bump?
https://vocaroo.com/1diq8bLdj9aZ

>>129083320
Fine starting point if they're what you're going after, but always requires tuning to the material.

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>>129034533
https://voca.ro/123ABrprlyP7


How does one get this "rolling" bass sound? It sounds so smooth between notes and my bass sounds so clearly jagged - one note ends and the other begins in mechanical and rigid fashion. This guy's bass just morphs from note to note. How?

And finally - what sets apart producers in sound design from everyone else? We've all got a DAW and a billion plug ins, but "pros" have that... special something? What separates them from us, even though we have the same tools?

>>129083558
No. I like it. This sounds great anon, but the high hat is bothering my right ear. Center pan and make it a little more varied so you don't wear out your listener.

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>>129083626
Okay I know you weren't asking but: The lead synth that comes in at 1:56 - layer that, make it thick as fuck and make it the driver, the carrier of energy.

How? Filter sweep starting at 1:56 and let it breathe for the drop at 2:26. Between 1:56 and 2:26 open the filter up with gradual intensity.

>>129042738
sick, Anon. Kinda has NIN vibes.

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https://voca.ro/11ezQDya2t2Q

Tell me about the instrument you regret selling.

been writing music for 30 years and I don't have a single song to show for it

>>129047367
Sounds good I think. Vocals aren't that far off I'd say, they fit. Something about the snare irks me a little. Could you post the track without any reverb?

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>>129083588
>How does one get this "rolling" bass sound?
It's just a pretty short, punchy kick and a sub bass synth doing all of the work there with an LFO/sidechain that's pretty short (see pic), making the kick and bass sounding as one. I wouldnt call this a rolling bass, more of a sustained kickbass ala 2013 spinnin records Big Room or 2007 Dirty House.

Just search youtube for big room kick tutorial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt8T8fH4Ke8

>what sets apart producers in sound design from everyone else?
A developed ear and sound selection. They know what works in a mix and what doesnt work and know how to manipulate a handfull of sounds to fill an entire mix while amateurs usually just stuff shit in there and layer synths on top of synths untill everything is a mush.

>>129087595
cool ty anon

>>129083320
>when compressing and mixing?
completely useless unless you're doing some very heavy handed "tone shaping" bordering on sound design atp

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saturday is for studying the maestri.
sunday is for house track.

>>129081529
damn it's the exact same as /ic/

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The dawless sirens are calling me.

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>Cold and snowy outside
>filled up two hot bottles and snuck em into my duvet
>2 days off from work this week + sunday
>laying in my bed making stupid beats and watching old movies
mad comfy

https://voca.ro/147FbbQbMKF6
WE are selling out this year. You and me.

>the micro keys on my mini keyboard feel AMAZING and light compared to full sized ones
fug.......

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>>129091800
ok. my name will be charlos de witte.

Is Ableton Intro good enough to start making anything decent?

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>>129094182
No, this question is retarded. You need 5 years MINIMUM in any DAW before you're going to make something "decent", if not 10,000 hours.

It's like asking if you can learn piano in a week or something.

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Is there still a "market" for new electronic artists? I mean like really that classic way of releasing an full album hoping it gets viral like pic related back then. I don't care money or anything just the fact of becoming "known". Do zoomers listen to music albums?

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https://vocaroo.com/1aUpCxwnrhm2

Is this a realistic depiction of DJing? https://youtu.be/DoUV7Q1C1SU?si=nz-dsJmsbrhz6XoD&t=14

>>129094551
>Do zoomers listen to music albums?
No.
>>129095117
>Is this a realistic depiction of DJing?
Yes, sadly.

>>129095117
Yes but he doesn't have to push the bass button

>>129095117
If you were a Ultra Festival/Tomorowland DJ in the 2010's? yes.
If you're an actual DJ? no. You just play your tunes, twists some filters and faders and hope people have a good time.

>>129096671
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc-A7cfMFa0
HOLY SHIT

>>129097684
You havent seen anything, Guetta can actually DJ and did so for 20 years before he got famous in 2008 or whenever it was
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg7sptEx0Ms&t=2178s
1 hour of just build ups and drops

>>129094551
1000% yes and anybody saying otherwise doesn't pay attention to new music.

the chances of doing that when you're green, and while you yourself aren't tapped in enough to know that are practically zero though, obviously.

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I love vocoders. I'm only slightly sorry.
https://vocaroo.com/1iCHnCEWMdgE

i was listening to whale noises and songs while i came across this.
they are called siren calls.
https://dosits.org/galleries/audio-gallery/marine-mammals/pinnipeds/ross-seal/

>>129094551
You get on a playlist of new hits, all unknown, all with 90 milllion views and you say, oh I'm finally out of touch

https://vocaroo.com/1lX3jcCzHmhO
how can i make this better bros

>>129100735
completely re-do the arrangement so it's not all playing in the same spot

>>129100735
delete the project file

I need more samples

God I just can't decide on a sequencer/sampler.

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>A week in and this thread is still on life support

>>129102687
for once people are busy making music instead of arguing with schizos

>>129102953
somehow i doubt it

https://vocaroo.com/1dhTeOjtndxw

taking in opinions

>>129072145
>https://voca.ro/15HbWGxw0mrS
no sub-bass and eq the vocals out from the deeper end

>>129079540
it's not bad though? depends on what vibe you're going for

>>129103338
honestly sounds like you ai generated a song, stem split it, and then dragged in assorted splice loops to make a rough structure with very little tweaking.
okay idea. poor execution.

>>129103338
hats are too loud, selection of sounds and samples is very poor and it's simply not a very good arrangement . I can see what you were going for, but just sounds like you're not quite able to pull it off yet.

>>129034533
making progress on this mess of a track
now with a bossa nova B-section
https://voca.ro/1h88qJ0Y5TRT
tried to simplify the drums in the "dnb" section by basically copying the drums in Radiohead's Weird Fishes / Arpeggi

>>129103338
fuck them niggas this shit fire

>>129103338
Just too many things competing for space, both sonically and melodically. I'd strip everything back to drums, bassline and vocal and go from there, because you have chords and synth arps going all across the key that just sounds disharmnious and sloppy. Like the other guy said, cool idea, but you dont quite have the know how to execute it yet.

But dont let that discourage you, I can hear what you're trying to do and theres a cool song in there somewhere, right now you just have too much stuff in there for it to come across clearly.

>>129103771
Cool stuff. Get like James Blake vibes. That aside. The vocal doubling on the vocals in the intro throws me off. It might be subjective, but you have a classical guitar, small felt piano and the wide, doubled vocals comes stumbling in over it. I'd try to either pull down one of the doubled takes or remove it entirely (In the first couple of bars of the intro) because it creates this slap back delay/chorusy effect that stands in stark contrast to the natural sounding piano and guitar. You can gradually introduce it further into the song when it goes from small to bigger.

The doubled vocals works in the rest of the song when you've introduced synth elements and more digital sounds.

>>129103771
>>129104215
Oh and the bossa nova part was great and could be a great outro.

>>129104234
>>129104215
Makes sense, thank you! Big fan of James Blake.
For the doubled vocals I wanted to do a Sufjan Stevens thing (https://youtu.be/4WTt69YO2VI?si=XgDfMWJ7AMh6KJW3). But maybe using an acoustic guitar is too familiar compared to the weird mandolin he uses, so there's more of an expectation of hearing acoustic-sounding vocals? I'll experiment with it anyway

Egh, lots of goodies for sale with Firewire.

>>129100773
Teres only like 4 different elements playing at one given time

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https://vocaroo.com/1iaP90k0p33h

Working on some techno/hard techno/shit generic techno whatever it is I'm making.
Need some pointers on mix balance as my bedroom is untreated and I dont have any headphones that is remotely suited for mixing.
And if it sucks donkey dick or not.

>>129106256
>anasthasia stabs
>amen break
>exaggerated sidechain
>all in the big '26
NGMI but it sounds fine in my room.

>>129106302
>NGMI but it sounds fine in my room.
nobody is, AI is taking over. Music production as a career is a dead prospect so leave me and my 90s sensibilities alone :(
Shitposting aside, I'l dial back/tighten up the sidechain, it sticks out now that you mention it. Not making Call On Me here. Thanks for the pointers.

>>129102687
I don't know about everyone else, but the OP image made me overlook this for at least four days thinking that there was no /prod/ thread.

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https://vocaroo.com/1c7vL0jf9bNE
https://vocaroo.com/103WCZkwy0KD
im not open to suggestions but you can listen

>>129106145
that doesn’t mean anything. you still managed to make it sound cluttered with that little.
pull up a frequency analyzer, mute the sample, play with the octaves.

>>129109074
the vocal sample already ducks heavy under the rest of the beat

>>129034533
Still have those cd's

>>129109373
great but it still sounds cluttered. ask yourself why you could tell it needed to be ducked.
the vocal and sample shouldn’t even be playing at the same time.

Haven't made anything in a while, did this little loop/outro bit today
https://vocaroo.com/15lZXwD0lSZm
>>129108493
Dig it anon espectially the second one

>>129109588
>the vocal and sample shouldn’t even be playing at the same time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gy5ykAQc9o&list=RD7gy5ykAQc9o&start_radio=1
I mean i'll try muting it when the vocals play. what makes it work on songs like this tho is what i'm wandering

>>129109646
the drums and sample are heavily filtered.
there's no extra synth.
the vocals are mixed brighter and "above" everything

>>129037547
I liked this. I listened to it twice.

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https://vocaroo.com/1hGqgisMS35X

I cleaned it up a bit and tried to smooth out some of the harsher elements. What do you think?

>>129110122
bro remove those effects on the vocal

>>129110142
But I like weird effects and shit on vocals? The more fucked up and unintelligible, the better.

>>129110142
Like I eat this shit up:
https://youtu.be/LJXS03PkpoA?si=RU7CtmD-Y5GOnh0H

https://voca.ro/1lQmFPMpuiam

I can't sing so I'll need to re-record the vocals 100-200 times until I get something perhaps mildly listenable. The bass goes too high and blends in with everything else at around 48 seconds. What else is terrible?

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https://vocaroo.com/1nrNrkomNleE

okay how do i improve upon this, im actually gonna try get a full live project recorded this month
are the bones of this track interesting enough to be my gold standard for the rest of the project??

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some day you will understand the groove stealing resonance saturation problem.

>>129110226
I like the mathy composition and playing, I think you need some better engineering to get this sounding better as a recording. Especially during the chug part it just feels kinda hollow, I'm not sure how you're recording this but probably want better mics or compression? Live it would work pretty well I think. One thing you might try is lengthening the different sections, try to progress the heavy section further to maybe get it to feel more like going through movements vs. noticeably switching back and forth between the two riffs.

>>129110226
>are the bones of this track interesting enough to be my gold standard for the rest of the project??
honestly, i think you need to think more about your phrasing and how you move from one to another.

idk if this phrasing will make sense, but while you have the implied harmony/melodic movement right, you're completely missing the rhythmic complexity with all the passing notes and such, which is like 80% of what makes this style interesting.

>>129110209
Two things: the lyrics are some of the worst I have ever heard and the chord progressions are some of the most cliched, done-to-death shit known to man. Would be solid as a comedy satire song.

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>>129110226
on top of what >>129110459 said, I feel the two chord stop-start stumming bit (from 0:24 ish) is a bit dull, as in, it could use more interesting chords and be progressed/mixed up in an interesting way for the reprise. It's a little too stripped back as is.
>>129110226
>are the bones of this track interesting enough to be my gold standard for the rest of the project??
I can't tell if you're being serious or not.